Author: J. C. Greenburg
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307496120
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
While in the Australian desert, ant-sized Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot are carried away by a dust-devil and face many dangerous creatures as they make their way back to Uncle Al.
Andrew Lost #17: In the Desert
Author: J. C. Greenburg
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307496120
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
While in the Australian desert, ant-sized Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot are carried away by a dust-devil and face many dangerous creatures as they make their way back to Uncle Al.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307496120
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
While in the Australian desert, ant-sized Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot are carried away by a dust-devil and face many dangerous creatures as they make their way back to Uncle Al.
Andrew Lost #15: In the Jungle
Author: J. C. Greenburg
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 030753250X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Andrew, Judy, and Thudd have landed in the Australian rain forest. They must find a way to the river and Uncle Al, but they're still the size of bugs! They dodge rhinoceros beetles and tree kangaroos, dangle dangerously above the jaws of a carnivorous plant, and have a close encounter with a carpet python. Will they ever reach Uncle Al? Or will they be shrunken Down Under for good?
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 030753250X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Andrew, Judy, and Thudd have landed in the Australian rain forest. They must find a way to the river and Uncle Al, but they're still the size of bugs! They dodge rhinoceros beetles and tree kangaroos, dangle dangerously above the jaws of a carnivorous plant, and have a close encounter with a carpet python. Will they ever reach Uncle Al? Or will they be shrunken Down Under for good?
The Desert
Author: Michael Welland
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780233892
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
From endless sand dunes and prickly cacti to shimmering mirages and green oases, deserts evoke contradictory images in us. They are lands of desolation, but also of romance, of blistering Mojave heat and biting Gobi cold. Covering a quarter of the earth’s land mass and providing a home to half a billion people, they are both a physical reality and landscapes of the mind. The idea of the desert has long captured Western imagination, put on display in films and literature, but these portrayals often fail to capture the true scope and diversity of the people living there. Bridging the scientific and cultural gaps between perception and reality, The Desert celebrates our fascination with these arid lands and their inhabitants, as well as their importance both throughout history and in the world today. Covering an immense geographical range, Michael Welland wanders from the Sahara to the Atacama, depicting the often bizarre adaptations of plants and animals to these hostile environments. He also looks at these seemingly infertile landscapes in the context of their place in history—as the birthplaces not only of critical evolutionary adaptations, civilizations, and social progress, but also of ideologies. Telling the stories of the diverse peoples who call the desert home, he describes how people have survived there, their contributions to agricultural development, and their emphasis on water and its scarcity. He also delves into the allure of deserts and how they have been used in literature and film and their influence on fashion, art, and architecture. As Welland reveals, deserts may be difficult to define, but they play an active role in the evolution of our global climate and society at large, and their future is of the utmost importance. Entertaining, informative, and surprising, The Desert is an intriguing new look at these seemingly harsh and inhospitable landscapes.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780233892
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
From endless sand dunes and prickly cacti to shimmering mirages and green oases, deserts evoke contradictory images in us. They are lands of desolation, but also of romance, of blistering Mojave heat and biting Gobi cold. Covering a quarter of the earth’s land mass and providing a home to half a billion people, they are both a physical reality and landscapes of the mind. The idea of the desert has long captured Western imagination, put on display in films and literature, but these portrayals often fail to capture the true scope and diversity of the people living there. Bridging the scientific and cultural gaps between perception and reality, The Desert celebrates our fascination with these arid lands and their inhabitants, as well as their importance both throughout history and in the world today. Covering an immense geographical range, Michael Welland wanders from the Sahara to the Atacama, depicting the often bizarre adaptations of plants and animals to these hostile environments. He also looks at these seemingly infertile landscapes in the context of their place in history—as the birthplaces not only of critical evolutionary adaptations, civilizations, and social progress, but also of ideologies. Telling the stories of the diverse peoples who call the desert home, he describes how people have survived there, their contributions to agricultural development, and their emphasis on water and its scarcity. He also delves into the allure of deserts and how they have been used in literature and film and their influence on fashion, art, and architecture. As Welland reveals, deserts may be difficult to define, but they play an active role in the evolution of our global climate and society at large, and their future is of the utmost importance. Entertaining, informative, and surprising, The Desert is an intriguing new look at these seemingly harsh and inhospitable landscapes.
Desert Dust in the Global System
Author: Andrew S. Goudie
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540323554
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Dust storms are a vital component of the environment. This book explores and summarises recent research on where dust storms originate, why dust storms are generated, where dust is transported and deposited, the nature of dust deposits and the changing frequency of dust storms over a range of time-scales. It is the first global study of causes and effects of dust storms, which are one of the increasing nature catastrophes.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540323554
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Dust storms are a vital component of the environment. This book explores and summarises recent research on where dust storms originate, why dust storms are generated, where dust is transported and deposited, the nature of dust deposits and the changing frequency of dust storms over a range of time-scales. It is the first global study of causes and effects of dust storms, which are one of the increasing nature catastrophes.
Operation Desert Light
Author: Brother Andrew
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
ISBN: 9780800759803
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Filled with behind-the-scenes accounts of the people caught in the Middle East crossfire, this work shows young adults how they too can get involved.
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
ISBN: 9780800759803
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Filled with behind-the-scenes accounts of the people caught in the Middle East crossfire, this work shows young adults how they too can get involved.
Desert Places
Author: Blake Crouch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781456506650
Category : Anonymous letters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Andrew Z Thomas is a successful writer of suspense thrillers, living the dream at this lake house in the peidmont of North Carolina. One afternoon in late spring, he receives a bizarre letter that eventually threatens his career, his sanity, and the lives of everyone he loves. A murderer is designing his future, and for the life of him Andrew can't get away.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781456506650
Category : Anonymous letters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Andrew Z Thomas is a successful writer of suspense thrillers, living the dream at this lake house in the peidmont of North Carolina. One afternoon in late spring, he receives a bizarre letter that eventually threatens his career, his sanity, and the lives of everyone he loves. A murderer is designing his future, and for the life of him Andrew can't get away.
Andrew Lost #4: In the Garden
Author: J. C. Greenburg
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0375812806
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Andrew, his cousin Judy, and super-smart robot Thudd hitch a ride out of the kitchen on the back of a fly and end up in the garden. The view is awfully nice from the head of a daisy, but time is running out. . . . They have to get back to the Atom Sucker and unshrink themselves before it’s too late!
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0375812806
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Andrew, his cousin Judy, and super-smart robot Thudd hitch a ride out of the kitchen on the back of a fly and end up in the garden. The view is awfully nice from the head of a daisy, but time is running out. . . . They have to get back to the Atom Sucker and unshrink themselves before it’s too late!
Abba Moses
Author: Andrew Votipka
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578738710
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Chris, Theo, and Laura have been forced to attend Sunday school classes for seven years. They get it! Read the Bible, go to church. But now their long tenured teacher has moved to Florida. Roger Baker is an oddball, but when no one else steps up, the pastor reluctantly lets him teach. Mr. Baker shows up to class with a thick book. This book isn't just full of adventures, it transports the class into the adventures! Theo, Chris, and Laura suddenly find themselves in the year 350 A.D. in the deserts of Egypt. Join them as they battle highway robbers, visit a remote monastery, and meet the unlikeliest Desert Father, Moses. Bandit, monk, saint.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578738710
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Chris, Theo, and Laura have been forced to attend Sunday school classes for seven years. They get it! Read the Bible, go to church. But now their long tenured teacher has moved to Florida. Roger Baker is an oddball, but when no one else steps up, the pastor reluctantly lets him teach. Mr. Baker shows up to class with a thick book. This book isn't just full of adventures, it transports the class into the adventures! Theo, Chris, and Laura suddenly find themselves in the year 350 A.D. in the deserts of Egypt. Join them as they battle highway robbers, visit a remote monastery, and meet the unlikeliest Desert Father, Moses. Bandit, monk, saint.
Less is Lost
Author: Andrew Sean Greer
Publisher: Abacus
ISBN: 9780349144382
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Life is going surprisingly well for Arthur Less: he is a moderately accomplished novelist in a steady relationship with his partner, Freedy Pelu. But nothing lasts: the death of an old lover and a sudden financial crisis have Less running away from his problems yet again as he accepts a series of literary gigs that send him on a zigzagging adventure across the US. [...].
Publisher: Abacus
ISBN: 9780349144382
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Life is going surprisingly well for Arthur Less: he is a moderately accomplished novelist in a steady relationship with his partner, Freedy Pelu. But nothing lasts: the death of an old lover and a sudden financial crisis have Less running away from his problems yet again as he accepts a series of literary gigs that send him on a zigzagging adventure across the US. [...].
Andrew Lost #1: On the Dog
Author: J. C. Greenburg
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375812776
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
When Andrew’s latest invention, the Atom Sucker, goes haywire, Andrew and Judy are shrunk down to microscopic level! Andrew and Judy find themselves lost on their neighbor’s dog, where they encounter everything from colossal fleas to crab-like eyelash mites. Now they have to find their way back to the Atom Sucker and get unshrunk before it’s too late!
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375812776
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
When Andrew’s latest invention, the Atom Sucker, goes haywire, Andrew and Judy are shrunk down to microscopic level! Andrew and Judy find themselves lost on their neighbor’s dog, where they encounter everything from colossal fleas to crab-like eyelash mites. Now they have to find their way back to the Atom Sucker and get unshrunk before it’s too late!